EP0006758B1 - Appareil et procédé pour ajouter des matériaux à une coulée de métal fondu - Google Patents

Appareil et procédé pour ajouter des matériaux à une coulée de métal fondu Download PDF

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EP0006758B1
EP0006758B1 EP79301246A EP79301246A EP0006758B1 EP 0006758 B1 EP0006758 B1 EP 0006758B1 EP 79301246 A EP79301246 A EP 79301246A EP 79301246 A EP79301246 A EP 79301246A EP 0006758 B1 EP0006758 B1 EP 0006758B1
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B22—CASTING; POWDER METALLURGY
    • B22D—CASTING OF METALS; CASTING OF OTHER SUBSTANCES BY THE SAME PROCESSES OR DEVICES
    • B22D11/00—Continuous casting of metals, i.e. casting in indefinite lengths
    • B22D11/16—Controlling or regulating processes or operations
    • B22D11/165—Controlling or regulating processes or operations for the supply of casting powder
    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C21—METALLURGY OF IRON
    • C21C—PROCESSING OF PIG-IRON, e.g. REFINING, MANUFACTURE OF WROUGHT-IRON OR STEEL; TREATMENT IN MOLTEN STATE OF FERROUS ALLOYS
    • C21C7/00—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00
    • C21C7/0037—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00 by injecting powdered material
    • C21C7/0043—Treating molten ferrous alloys, e.g. steel, not covered by groups C21C1/00 - C21C5/00 by injecting powdered material into the falling stream of molten metal

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  • This invention relates to apparatus for adding materials to a flowing stream of molten metal.
  • the aim of the invention is to provide an improved form of apparatus for adding materials, in particular materials in powdered or granular form, to a stream of molten metal in an economical and uniform manner.
  • such apparatus should comprise a nozzle connectible to a source of compressed gas and directed towards a point in the path of a stream of molten metal, means for feeding the added material into the flow of gas through the nozzle, a non-contact detector responsive to radiation from the molten metal and directed towards a point in the stream upstream of that to which the nozzle is directed, and means controlled by the detector for turning on and off the supply of granular material to the molten metal in accordance with the presence and absence of the metal stream characterised in that there are connected between the detector and the controlling means mutually independently adjustable delay means for controlling adjustably a delay between detection of the metal stream and the start of the flow of added material on the one hand and a delay between detection of the absence of the stream and halting of the flow of added material on the other hand.
  • adjustable delays gives complete flexibility in adjusting the instants of starting and stopping the flow of added material to ensure that the material is added consistently throughout the pouring period, in particular at the start and end of it, and with a minimum of waste.
  • the detector could sense the infra-red radiation from the hot metal we find in practice that this can lead to uncertain operation, due to radiation from other hot bodies in the neighbourhood, and so where the metal of the main stream is hot enough to be luminous (as is the case with molten iron) we prefer to sense the visible light.
  • the rate of flow of additive may be made continuously variable, for example automatically in response to means sensing the magnitude of the main stream.
  • manual means may be provided for presetting the rate of flow, for example by allowing the additive to flow under gravity through a selected one of a range of metering orifices.
  • the apparatus comprises a cabinet 1 which is arranged to be mounted (for example on an adjustable bracket, not shown) alongside the path of a freely falling vertical stream 2 of molten metal, e.g. iron, being poured from a ladle 3 into the pouring bush 4 of a casting mould 5.
  • a detector 6 mounted in the lower corner of the cabinet 1 is a detector 6, to be described in detail later, with its field of view (indicated in broken lines) directed at a point A in the falling stream.
  • a mild steel delivery tube 7 designed to direct a stream of additive into the falling stream 2 at a point B, spaced a predetermined distance below the point A.
  • the feeding arrangement within the casing comprises a hopper 8 for the additive, mounted in the upper part of the cabinet and replenished from an external drum 9 ( Figure 1).
  • the outlet at the lower end of the hopper is controlled by a swinging gate actuated through a link 11 and bell-crank lever 12 by a solenoid 13.
  • the solenoid When the solenoid is energised the gate is open and de-energisation of the solenoid closes the gate.
  • the flow of additive (when the gate 10 is open) is metered by virtue of the fact that it has to pass through an orifice 14 in a plate 15.
  • This plate is in the form of a disc, which is rotatable about a pin 16 to bring any selected one of a range (e.g. ten), of differently sized orifices into the path of the flow. On removal of the pin it is possible to remove the disc and replace it with another having a different range of sizes of orifice.
  • the additive falls under gravity from the hopper 8 into a funnel 17 leading in its turn into a mixing chamber 18.
  • a blast of air from a conventional source of compressed air (not shown) is admitted to the chamber 18 through a nozzle 19 and picks up the falling additive, accelerating it forcibly down the delivery tube 7 and into the falling stream of molten metal.
  • the detector shown in Figure 3, comprises a cylindrical shield 20 with an end disc 21 in which there is a small slit 22 and a light pipe leads from the other end of the shield to a lens 23 that focuses the light into a light-sensitive switch 24, which may be of a readily commercially available kind.
  • the shape of the shield 20 and size of the hole 22 are such that only light from the falling stream 2 of molten metal falls on the light pipe, not light from the ladle 3, or from the metal in the pouring bush 4. Air from a nozzle 25 is blown over a heavily finned housing 26 around the switch 24 to keep it cool.
  • the rate of flow of the additive for a given orifice size will depend on the grain size of the material, and other physical characteristics. In practice one can calibrate the plate 15 and there may be a range of plates, each associated with a given quality of additive material, and each able to produce a known range of flow rates for that material by selection of the appropriate orifice. In a typical example there are ten orifices, ranging in diameter from 3 mm to 9 mm.
  • the apparatus may be in the form of a self- contained assembly comprising the cabinet 1 with the main mechanical components described above and a second cabinet containing the electrical power supplies and controls, and connected to the cabinet 1 through a flexible multi-core cable (which may include the compressed air supply) so that the electrical components (apart from the solenoid 13 and the switch 24) can be kept well clear of the heat and dust associated with the metal-pouring operation.
  • the power supplies may include stand-by batteries maintained in a state of full charge so that the apparatus can function, at least for a limited time, out of range of mains power supplies.
  • the required rate of flow of additive can readily be calculated, given a known desired percentage of additive, a known weight of casting, and a known average pouring time.
  • the orifice plate 15 can then be set accordingly, having previously been calibrated.
  • the apparatus could be used to add material to a stream flowing in a channel. Also, instead of having pre-set flow rates, the apparatus could be arranged to deliver material at a flow rate adjusted automatically in reponse to a detector measuring the rate of flow of the metal stream.
  • Figure 4 shows a device for monitoring the correct operation, applied to a slightly modified version of the head chamber of Figure 2 and indicated in Figure 4 at 18'.
  • a lamp 27 shines a beam of light through glass rods 28 diametrically across the path of the additive passing from the chamber 18' to the delivery tube 7, this light falling on a photo-cell 29.
  • the light path is interrupted by the flow of additive, this interruption ceasing when the flow halts.
  • the resulting drop in electrical output of the cell 29 is detected, and if it coincides substantially with the period during which the solenoid 13 is energised, this indicates that all is well.
  • a failure of flow is indicated, and may be caused by the hopper 8 being empty, the gate 10 being stuck closed, or the funnel 17 being blocked.
  • the output from the cell 29 should decrease when the signal energising the solenoid 13 is present and should rise again to its former value within a few seconds after that energising signal is switched off. Any other sequence or steady state indicates a fault, either in the additive feeding system or in the monitoring system itself.
  • the form of the signal can be monitored by suitable electronic logic circuits fed with the signal from the cell 29 and the signal that controls the solenoid 13, and the circuits will signal an alarm or operate other mechanisms, for example to halt the metal pouring operation altogether, when a fault condition is detected.
  • suitable electronic logic circuits fed with the signal from the cell 29 and the signal that controls the solenoid 13, and the circuits will signal an alarm or operate other mechanisms, for example to halt the metal pouring operation altogether, when a fault condition is detected.
  • the details of the logic circuit are not illustrated as they will readily be understood by those skilled in the art.
  • the solenoid 13 is energised as soon as the leading end of the stream of molten metal passes the point A.
  • the aim of this is so that the flow of additive starts arriving at the point B just as the leading end of the metal stream reaches the point B. It is also desirable that when the flow of metal stops the additive stops at just the right instant so that on the one hand the additive continues to be supplied right up to the end of the flow of metal but on the other hand, the flow of additive is not continued for a moment longer than necessary.
  • Figure 5 illustrates in block circuit form a system which overcomes this problem and which can be applied not only to the equipment described earlier in which the presence of the metal stream is sensed to start the flow of additive but also to equipment in which a common control starts both the flow of metal (for example by tilting a ladle or operating a stopper rod or gate valve) and the flow of additive.
  • a command signal C (which in the present example would be from the detector 6) i.e. a signal present as long as metal is being poured, is fed to two sensors, of which sensor S1 detects the start of the command signal and sensor S2 detects its end.
  • a starting pulse from the sensor S1 is fed through a manually adjustable delay D1 and terminating pulse from the sensor S2 is fed through an adjustable delay D2, these two pulses, delayed to independently adjustable extents, being combined in a summing device SD which produces a control signal for energising the solenoid 13.
  • FIG. 6 shows two examples of possible timings; at (a) the delay d1 in the starting of the cycle is smaller than the delay d2 at the end; at (b) the relative delays are reversed.
  • the correct timings can be found by trial and error. Small adjustments may be made as necessary during operation, and where there is a change of ladle or other significant alteration in the manner of pouring, a suitable correction of the timing can be quickly introduced. In this way it is always possible to operate the additive-dispensing equipment with the maximum degree of accuracy and reliability.
  • the molten metal stream need not be falling freely but could be in a channel or launder; the system of Figure 5 alloys easy correction for changes in the time taken for the metal to flow, for example as a result of repair of the launder or (where the command signal C is from a control for the teeming of the metal) changes in the level of metal at the start of the teeming.

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1. Dispositif pour l'addition de matières granulaires dans en écoulement de métal fondu, comprenant une tuyère (7) que peut être raccordée à une source de gaz comprimé et qui est dirigée vers un point du parcours d'un écoulement (2) de métal fondu, des moyens (8, 17) de distribution de la matière ajoutée dans le courant de gaz à travers la tuyère, un détecteur de proximité (6) sensible au rayonnement du métal fondu et qui est dirigé vers un point de l'écoulement situé en amont de celui vers lequel la tuyère est dirigée, et des moyens (10) commandés par le détecteur pour mettre en service et arrêter l'envoi de matière granulaire dans le métal fondu, en fonction de la présence et de l'absence de l'écoulement de métal, caractérisé en ce que des moyens de temporisation (D1, D2), réglables de façon mutuellement indépendante, sont raccordées entre le détecteur (6) et les moyens de commande (10), pour déterminer de façon réglable un retard entre la détection de l'écoulement de métal (2) et la débit de l'injection de matière ajoutée, d'une part, et un retard entre la détection de l'absence de l'écoulement (2) et l'arrêt de l'injection de matière ajoutée, d'autre part.
2. Dispositif suivant la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de temporisation (D1, D2) sont disposés en deux lignes séparées alimentées à partir d'une entrée unique recevant un signal de commande, une ligne com portant un capteur (S1) qui détecte le débit du signal de commande et l'autre ligne comportant un capteur (S2) qui détecte la fin du signal de commande, les deux moyens de temporisation alimentant un dispositif sommateur commun (SD) qui fournit une sortie unique de commande de moyens (13) pour déterminer la durée pendant laquelle la matière granulaire est ajoutée.
3. Dispositif suivant la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte des moyens de signalisation (27, 28, 29), sensibles à la fois à l'absence de matière ajoutée dans la tuyère (7) lorsqu'elle devrait être présente et à la présence de matière ajoutée lorsqu'elle devrait être absente.
4. Dispositif suivant la revendication 3, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de signalisation comprennent une source de rayonnement (27) qui dirige un faisceau de rayonnement, à travers le passage du gaz porteur de matière, sur un dispositif (29) sensible au rayonnement, et un circuit logique qui reçoit les signaux électriques de ce dispositif (29) et du détecteur (6).
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